8:17 PM,
Jan. 9, 2014

The E Street shuffle: Curtis King, Bruce Springsteen and Michelle Moore of the E Street Band at MetLife Stadium in 2012.

Written by

Michelle Moore of Long Branch has the distinction of performing the first rap on a Bruce Springsteen record - that's her on the gospel-tinged balm of "Rocky Ground."

However, Moore had never rapped prior to finding herself in a recording studio with the Boss for the "Wrecking Ball" sessions.

"He called and asked me if I wanted to come in and do something," Moore said. "I was surprised when he wanted me to rap - I'm not a rapper. I was a little scared but then I tried it, and he said that sound was what I was looking for." ...